Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
..... important railroad tunnel in the US was cut through the Hoosac Mountains in Massachuset.
A. At first    
B.It was the first   
C.The first     
D.As the first of

Prices____ considerably since this time last year.
A.have raised
B.rose
C.raised
D.have risen

What is the most distinguishing feature of butterfly diversity in the past century?
A. Numerous patterns of terrestrial biotic diversity and distribution.
B.Comparisons of behavior patterns of butterflies and certain animal groups.
C.The striking difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions.
D.The documentation phase of the process.

The World Wide Web and e-mail communication.............................
A.causes a busy and exciting life
B.has also been used for education purpose
C.is difficult to get access to
D.is destroying traditional customs

(29)
A.attached                 
B.transmitted                         
C.extended               
D.spread

Choose word or phrase, A, B, C or D, that needs correcting.
Fred, who usually (A) conducts the choir rehearsals (B), did not show up last night because he had (C) an accident on his way to the practice. (D)
A.who usually
B.choir rehearsals
C.had
D.on his way to the practice

Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D, that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
She lives in the house .......
A.which has the red door                       
B.has the red door
C.that with the red door                                  
D.with its red door

Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.

A.installation           
B.disadvantage          
C.dissatisfied                       
D.disappointed

________(50)
A.giving
B.ending
C.taking
D.stopping

ln just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic “The Time Machine” for what be won a Newberry Caldecott Award.
A.just
B.wrote
C.what
D.a